American History X director Tony Kaye is hoping to cast an artificial intelligence actor as the lead of his new film. According to Deadline, the British film-maker has made the unprecedented decision to employ a robot over a human for his next project, titled 2nd Born. The android will be trained in various techniques and a variety of acting methods and Kaye hopes it will lead to recognition by the Screen Actors Guild which could also lead to awards consideration. The idea is a joint effort from Kaye and producer Sam Khoze. The film is a sequel to comedy 1st Born starring Val Kilmer and Denise Richards, the first ever Iranian-American co-production.

Watch out humans, robots could soon compete for your acting roles. Director Tony Kaye is looking to cast an artificial intelligence robot for his upcoming film '2nd Born,' the sequel to the yet-to-be-released '1st Born.' Kaye, who is behind the 1998 crime drama'American History X,' would employ the'real robot' as the lead in 2nd Born, according to Deadline. Artificial Intelligence,' director Tony Kaye wouldn't use a computer-generated robot for the role; instead, it would be an android trained in various acting methods and techniques Artificial Intelligence,' Kaye wouldn't use a computer-generated robot for the role; instead, it would be an android trained in various acting methods and techniques. What's more, Kaye and producer Sam Khoze hope that the robot will be recognized by the Screen Actors Guild. This would make the robot eligible for awards consideration.

For one of his next films, director Tony Kaye (American History X, Lake of Fire) needs a robot, but rather than using computer-generated effects to depict one, as filmmakers have done in the past, he wants to cast an actual AI robot. Deadline reports that Kaye and producer Sam Khoze came up with the idea for the upcoming film 2nd Born, a follow to the soon-to-be-released 1st Born. The robot Kaye and Khoze have in mind would be one trained in various acting methods and techniques, according to Deadline. And aside from casting it, the two also hope for it to be recognized by the Screen Actors Guild. It centers on a young couple whose Iranian and American families have to come together to support them during their complicated first pregnancy.